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Cheeko Matsusaka and RoseAnne McCabe rehearse for "Songs of Wars I Have Seen."
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 12, 2014
Sarasota Orchestra: The new wave

With her first full season at the Sarasota Orchestra underway, Anu Tali searches for fresh experiences in Heiner Goebbels' immersive 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen.'

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
General election: How Longboat voted

The following are vote totals for Longboat Key in the Sarasota and Manatee county precincts for the Nov. 4 general election.

  • Longboat Key
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A chainlink fence surrounds the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to deter trespassers. File photo
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
Colony: No end in sight

How the embattled resort became the subject of even more litigation this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New College of Florida Spanish-speaking docents Sarah Scully and Yates Gibson describe a large portrait in the "Behind Closed Doors" exhibit at the Ringling Museum of Art.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 12, 2014
Ringling Museum speaks language of exhibition

'Behind Closed Doors' offers an intimate peek into the lives of Spanish-American colonists - including how they spoke.

  • Arts + Culture
The images depict the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive before and after a proposed project that would bury utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive. Courtesy Town of Longboat Key. BEFORE
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
Underground utilities

The commission worries that extending the plan beyond GMD into side streets could give voters sticker shock.

  • Longboat Key
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File photo
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  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
Bayfront Park

The town seeks to build consensus on Bayfront Park, but it has not yet built new features on the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rebekah Small, Nicole Wee and Savannah Sinclair outside their theatrical home, the Florida Studio Theatre.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • November 12, 2014
FST provides theatrical learning experience

Through its educational programs and seasons of professional equity productions, FST provides ample avenues for kids and adults to get their start.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 12, 2014
WELCOME BACK: St. Armands Events

The city crafted new regulations for events at St. Armands Circle Park after clashes between residents and art show organizers.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • November 12, 2014
Three Things: Cute and Cozy

One of the architectural curiosities of Sarasota is the hundreds of little "villas" that occupy the middle portion of Siesta Key. Here are a few that are currently on the market.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
As a tribute to the late Honorary Chairwoman Tana Sandefur, her closest friends, "The Tanettes," donned hats and spoke about her at The Wit and Wisdom of Aging event.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • November 12, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

An honored woman; The dirty little secret of philanthropy; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Gibson surprised his mom, Kristina Gibson, and dad, not pictured, as they disembarked in Hong Kong on one of their stops on a Queen Mary 2 world cruise. They read their Observer while overlooking the Central District of Hong Kong from Kowloon.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • November 12, 2014
This year's "It's Read Everywhere" contest winners are ...

We took some incredible journeys across seven continents during the 2014 'It's Read Everywhere' contest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Licensed mental health counselor Liz Cupo facilitates Transitions Support Group meetings.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 12, 2014
Two groups help members with life's challenges

Two Key churches house weekly support groups for full-time and seasonal Longboaters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unit N-1101 at Longboat Key Towers has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,420 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.45 million. File photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 12, 2014
Longboat Key Towers condo sells for $1.45 million

A condominium in Longboat Key Towers tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Art Tankersley submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover.*

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Phill Phelan proposes to Kailee Burgess after a flash mob dance routine to Brad Paisley’s "Wrapped Around." Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • November 12, 2014
Boyfriend orchestrates unique spin on proposal

A flash mob turns into a marriage proposal that surprised the audience and newly engaged Kailee Burgess.

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